Clean Water Restoration Act

In 1965 the Water Quahty Act established a new trend in water pollution control. It provided that the states set water quality standards in accordance with federal guidelines. If the states f ed to do so, the standards would be set by the federal government subject to a review hearing. In 1966, the Clean Water Restoration Act transferred the Feder Water Pollution Control Administration from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to the Department of the Interior. It also gave the Interior Department the responsibility for the Oil Pollution Act. 

All the early water legislation addressed Ute issue of pollution, but Ute issue of emergency plamting and response was overlooked. The OH Pollution Act of 1961 and the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 leaned toward prevention and response, but Uic efforts fell short of providing meaningful legislation. 

Glean Water Act. The Water QuaUty Act of 1987 and Clean Water Act of 1977 amended the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, and are known collectively as the Clean Water Act (CWA). Their objective is to restore and maintain the integrity of U.S. waters. There are spill prevention, control, and containment requirements with which to comply. It requires replacement of older storage tanks or installation of double bottoms or seals. 

The Clean Water Act strives to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation s water. The act sets up a system of water quality standards, discharge limitations, and permits. If a project may result in the... 

As mentioned earlier, the 1972 Clean Water Act declared as its objective the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation s waters. To achieve this objective, the Act assumes that all discharges into the nation s waters are unlawful, except as authorized by a permit. Several sections of the Act require permits and licenses Sections 402, 404, 405, 403, and 401. Whereas some of these sections will be specifically addressed and explained in the following, the others will not. 

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 and as amended in 1976 (33 USC Sections 1251 to 1376) is commonly known as the Clean Water Act. The stated purpose is to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation s waters. The regulations put in place by this legislation set maximum allowable concentrations of toxicants in discharges and receiving waters. The results of toxicity testing are commonly used to determine these limits. In addition, NPDES permits now commonly require the use of toxicity tests performed on effluents from a variety of manufacturing sites to establish criteria for compliance. 

The Clean Water Act (CWA) was enacted in 1972 for the further protection of rivers, lakes, and coastal waters of the USA. The goal of the CWA was to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation s waters. 

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